byka
Swedish
Etymology
From Middle Low German büken, related to German bauchen and German bäuchen. Cognate of French buer and English buck (“to soak, steep or boil in lye or suds”).
Verb
byka (present bykar, preterite bykade, supine bykat, imperative byka)
- (dated) wash textiles in boiling water
Conjugation
Conjugation of byka (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | byka | bykas | ||
| Supine | bykt | bykts | ||
| Imperative | byk | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | byker | bykte | byks, bykes | byktes |
| Indicative plural1 | byka | bykte | bykas | byktes |
| Subjunctive2 | byke | bykte | bykes | byktes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | bykande | |||
| Past participle | bykt | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
- byk
References
- byka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- byka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- byka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- byka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)